Fr. Yvon Sheehy (Pastor) Fr. Joseph Thien Dinh (Associate Pastor)

Members present: Fr. Yvon Sheehy (Pastor) Fr. Joseph Thien Dinh (Associate Pastor) Mike Karolewicz (Chairman) John Howard (Finance) Mike Clune (Secretary) Dave Flynn (Trustee) Char Goehring (Human Concerns) Beth Rydeski (Finance) Judy Edwards (School) Kathy Karls (Vice-Chair, Worship)

Members Excused: JoAnne Stolowski (Formation) Bob Mihm (Trustee) Quang Dinh (At Large)

Guests present: Julie Clune (Parishioner)

Opening: The meeting opened on 08/04/16 at 7:05pm with a prayer.

Parish Community Comments: None at this time

Approval of Minutes: Correction to June 23, 2016 minutes: Judy Edwards was not present in that meeting. After correction, minutes were approved.

Financial Reports (John Howard). YTD Performance vs Budget: 1) John reviewed 2016 YTD performance with respects to the 2016 YTD budget. a) Put budget online Mortgage payoff campaign(discussion) : 1) Communicate the target date to the Parishioners a) Use graphics b) Other ways to increase communications ? c) Discussion of remaining balance at the end of HotRod d) Discussion about another project after Hotrod (if needed)

Long-range planning: 1) Create a wish list 2) Current planning(this year) a) Windows b) Carpeting/Floor in the Narthex c) Phone System 3) Future planning a) Prioritize projects – include dates (year one this, year two…) b) Provide estimates for projects to the Parishioners

Sacrificial Giving Campaign 1) Create initiative and motivation a) Doing steps mentioned in Future Planning b) Ask Parishioners to increase givings by (x%)

Pastor’s Report(Fr Yvon) 1) Pastoral Council Manual 2) Parish Database a) Enhance information b) Time and Talent c) Update phone numbers 3) New Parish Directory

Pastoral Council New Member Selection 1) Discernment vs Election in October a) Council decided on Election b) One year term is up for election c) Michael Clune, and Joanne,or Quin???

2) Planning Team a) Planning team create

Committee Reports Update on handicap accessibility to parish office (Dave) 1) A lot of rules for ADA 2) How far can we go to become ADA – Dave will look into this further

Stewardship (Mike K, Beth) 1) Parish Census Update

Capital Projects 1) Phone System a) Going in now b) Time Warner Cable having trouble- with cable- (High speed vs Low speed) c) Discussion to fix cable and negotiating a two contract vs three year contract 2) Windows a) Two sets going in when school starts

Agenda Items for Next Meeting 1) Update on Council Elections 2) Time and Talent 3) Parish Summary Report a) Statics about the parish – possible electronic version 4) Look at meetings date and times

Meeting Dates: 2016 - Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17 2017 - Jan 19, Feb 23, Mar 23, Apr 20, May 18, June 22, Aug 3 Next Parish Council Meeting: Sept 22, 2016 7:00 p.m., Narthex Closing: Prayer and meeting adjourned at 8:21pm